TOOTH SQUEEZE: while undergoing atmospheric pressure change . . . fillings can even become undone in various elevations!

Living in the mountain zone with high altitudes means atmospheric pressure can squeeze on air pockets that you didn't know were caught under your teeth.  Depending on your dental health, living on a Rocky High can mean disaster for your teeth.  "Well, gol-ol-ly, Guber, my dentist ne'er told me about dat."

Amal Adnan Ashour writes,

Abrupt changes in barometric pressure in people who travel to high altitudes may cause dental barotrauma and appear to increase sensitivity to pain (barodontalgia). In conclusion, it is important to consider that travelling to and living in high-altitude areas is a possible risk factor for multiple oral diseases.

I lived in the Rocky Mountains for a few years, and during that time I had problems with teeth breaking, amalgam fillings falling out, and teeth cracking.  I was brushing regularly, using Listerine, flossing, oil pulling, used herbs on my gums along with taking vitamin C also for my gums and vitamin D3 for tooth enamel and even fat-soluble vitamin A for tooth pulp.  Still, I had problems.  When I finally moved closer to sea level, I even had one of my crowns crack in half.  Presumably because my teeth were still reacting, still adjusting to barometric pressure in high altitudes, then in low altitudes.  So my teeth were reacting to altitude pressure. 

Here is some proof of what I'm describing.

The duration of residence in a high-altitude area is related to the degree of oxidative stress, which may persist for some time even after the individual returns to sea level

Then I read this.

By and large, barodontalgia is set off by previous conditions. Some of the time, air pockets developed under the fillings or root canals become painful, tender, and sore while undergoing atmospheric pressure changes. At times fillings can even become undone in various elevations!

Another cause behind why altitudes can cause toothaches is because you have some type of tooth decay, disease, or oral issue. While the pain you may feel in changing atmospheric pressure isn't so unbearable, it tends to help distinguish air pockets that you didn't know were caught under your teeth. 

AIR POCKETS INSIDE IMPACTED TEETH UNDER BAROMETRIC [I.E., SEASONAL] CHANGES IN HIGH ALTITUDE CAN CAUSE DENTAL MAYHEM 

Thank you to Rocky Mountain Smiles.

Barodontalgia: Your Teeth Under Pressure

Barodontalgia occurs when there is a difference between the surrounding air pressure and pressure in your teeth. This happens when there is an air pocket in a tooth. As you rise in altitude the air pockets within your body, such as in your sinuses or ears, equalize with the surrounding air pressure. When that doesn’t happen, you experience pain. When it comes to pain in the ears or sinuses swallowing or chewing can help alleviate the problem. However, these are not realistic solutions for barodontalgia.

How Do I Get Air Pockets In My Teeth?

There are several ways that air pockets can form in teeth. For example:

• A defective dental procedure
• Pulp necrosis
• Periodontal pockets
• Apical periodontitis
• Mucous retention cysts
• Dental caries
• Impacted teeth

When you have teeth that are unhealthy, microscopic openings can occur in your teeth. This allows air to enter and create air pockets. If you have had a dental procedure air can become trapped inside the tooth while the work is being done.

WHAT CAN BE DONE?